And I decided to crochet characters from his favorite cartoon, “Once upon a time there was a dog,” as a gift for my dad. But before sending the package, only the Dog managed to finish; I’ll crochet Wolf later. Thank you Natalia Lobzova for the wonderful detailed master class that I accidentally discovered online.

As a birthday gift, Rostik gave me Aragorn! Finally, a man has appeared in my women’s Tonner kingdom!

Together with the other eight members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn, also known as Strider, traveled through the vast lands of Middle-earth in hopes of destroying the One Ring of Sauron. My hero arrived in a meticulously crafted replica of his movie costume, which included a gray cotton shirt, a dark green knee-length faux leather vest, slim brown pants, a faux leather belt with his sword scabbard attached, high lace-up suede boots, a fingerless leather glove, and even a pair of socks. The long faux leather coat is highly detailed and adorned with embroidery on the sleeve. The Wanderer was also given a fine sword and dagger. The doll has a 17-inch articulated body with joints in the feet and wrists. A stand was included with the doll. He has Viggo Mortensen’s masculine face with defined stubble, wavy black hair down to his shoulders, and wise blue eyes. How could you not fall in love with someone like that! All my ladies are gone, now they’re fighting over one man! Moreover, Arwen is currently in Lviv.

Tanya and Grandpa Vitalik will have their birthdays soon. We are preparing a transfer to Ukraine. And Masha decided to draw pictures for our birthday celebrants. Two sunsets were created—one with paint, the other with pencils.

Today I finished decorating the school for Easter. Made a flower bed out of pillows on a podium with painted stones. I added paper cutouts and hung Easter eggs on the branches. And along the perimeter windows of the whole school, we have grass growing with colorful Easter eggs. I really like the result.

Anyuta decorated her white t-shirt with textile markers in the style of K-pop fans. It turned out really cool and stylish. She used logos of her favorite bands.

My beloved husband gave me a wonderful gift for March 8th. This is a long-desired Tonner doll, “Shinyuu Layne” LE 250, exclusively for “Cherished friends” from 2007. The doll is new, dressed in a lilac nightgown, a lilac camisole, white panties, and lilac sandals. Two hair decoration sticks, an original stand, and a certificate were included with it. The girl is simply stunning, her straight blonde hair is partially gathered in a bun at the back of her head, she has very delicate makeup and slightly squinted green eyes.

Anna’s project deadline is approaching. She designed a mask in the shape of a palm tree. Under my guidance, she made a papier-mâché base, painted it, and covered it with crepe-paper. With the Cricut, I cut out the top parts of the crown and the eye patch of the mask. Anya decorated them all with patterns, covered them with quilling, rhinestones, and sequins. And I helped to solidify all of this on a foundation. It turned out beautifully, and I hope the grade will be high.

Despite the quarantine, I was asked to help decorate Masha’s school. I decorated the podium and all three school entrances with spring paper cutouts and three-dimensional paper flowers.

Tomorrow is the birthday of Masha’s teacher. She is turning 22! Since she loves pandas very much, Masha and I prepared a gift for her with a panda theme. Masha drew a picture of a panda. And I crocheted a little panda keychain.

Inspired by the cartoon “Smeshariki,” I crocheted my second Smesharik, Hedgehog, using a pattern from the internet.